#Duke is concerned

[idontcaboose]

Haunted car au, pt2

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Danny had waited for a bit to make sure no one else was in the cave with him before he started trying to escape. He found out that: trying to shove or push his way out resulted in the horn to honk, flailing around caused the doors, trunk, and hood to open and close, trying to blast his way out turned on the brights, and after getting a little claustrophobic, he caused the windows and roof to roll down. He didn't know the Batmobile was a convertible, he can't really see Batman letting the top down to let wind blow in his pointy ears. That would be silly.

He isn't sure how no one came down to check the noises he was making, that honk was loud in the enclosed area. The bats above definitely didn't like it, Danny felt the need for a couple of showers, which made him wonder how a car wash would feel. There was a loud *ding* noise that snapped Danny out of his pondering, and he saw an older gentleman start wandering the cave and tidying it up. The man did tsk at the car and where it was parked, as well as the mess that was on the vehicle. It wasn't too much later when another *ding* echoed through the cave and the older gentleman greeted a young dark skinned teenager. It was nice to know that the man's name was Alfred and the teen was Duke.

Duke concerned Danny, he kept looking at him, or well, the car, weirdly. Alfred didn't seem surprised that the car was in the spot it was in, he was just annoyed that no one parked it in a better spot. Duke however, looked like the car was creeping him out. Duke looked a little sick when Alfred asked him to move the car and wash it before he went on patrol. Was Danny really that dirty? He could only look out the windows as if he was just sitting in the car, and the hood didn't look that bad.

Duke slowly approached the car like it would bite him. Danny decided to see if he could shift his perspective to the passenger seat so it didn't feel awkward mentally occupying the seat Duke was about to sit in. It was a weird sensation, but Duke seemed to relax a bit after he did so. Danny kept an eye on Duke as he felt the engine turn on, Danny tensed as he felt the car be put into reverse. It wasn't until Duke revved the engine a bit that Danny realized he was keeping the car from moving. Danny tried relaxing a bit and gave Duke a sheepish look. Danny trusted Duke to drive him to where he was supposed to go, and away they went. They parked on a platform a few feet lower than the main chamber; it housed a handful of cars and motorcycles, all of various colors. Danny was among his ‘new’ people now.

The thing about showers and getting clean, it was usually done by oneself, getting cleaned by another person was not a thing Danny wanted to experience again. He made a note to tell whoever cares for him in his old age, to end him before he needs the dreaded sponge baths. It wasn't that Duke was doing a bad job of washing the car, but the water was ice cold, the cloth was scratchy, and he was just left to drip dry! Even his dad would towel off the GAV when it needed a wash, the disrespect of machines today. Danny accidentally made his displeasure known by revving the engine in a way that was almost akin to a growl. Duke scampered away quickly after that.

It wasn't long until the kid stepped back onto the platform and took the yellow and black bike out of the tunnel. Alone again, and now facing the tunnel of freedom.

Now how to get this thing into drive on his own?

HOOONNNNKKKK

*sigh*

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[razzledazzle0]

pick up pt.2

Duke: hey uh..why am I here again?

Jason: your coming with me to my spontaneous shopping trip

Duke: but why?

Jason: because I did Dami and Tim already

Duke:oh..

Jason: what type of music do you like?

Duke: um, I like rap and pop mainly

Jason: hah get ready

procdues to blast his 'white girl' music:

Duke..

Duke: is this Katy Perry?

Jason: yes. my car my rules

Duke: this is the batmobile

Jason: well do you see Bruce anywhere?

Duke: no because you asked Cass to slip sleeping pills into his coffee

Jason: its for his own good and the success of this mission

Duke: should I be worried?

Jason: no.

Duke: okay then..

[superbat-lmao]

Jason travels to an alternate universe where Bruce only cares about being Batman. He took in each of his kids to serve the mission, not be his children.

Now, faced with alternate versions of his family, Jason has to grapple with the fact that his Bruce does care, that he is his father. Because the man in front of him now, trying to send him home, isn’t even close.

[ghostly-bat]

After damian and jon start dating, how do you think damian telling bruce + family would go? what about jon w clark/lois + family?

Oh I've read so many fics about this exact topic lol

For Damian I can imagine him simply announcing the news at family dinner

Damian: I have some news to share by the way...

Everyone, anticipating:

Damian: Jon and I are dating now.

Dick: Oh my god since when!? How new is this??

Stephanie: Wait! Who confessed first!?

Cassandra: I'm so happy for you

Jason, so looking forward to giving a shovel talk Jon's already kind of intimidated by him so it'll be fun

Tim:

Tim: Yeah I don't think that's really news I literally walked in on you guys making out on the living room couch

Jason: Okay ew could have kept that one to yourself Timothy

Damian: In my defense I thought we were home alone

Dick: Yeah I don't think that's gonna happen anymore

Damian: I'm literally going to be 17 I think I deserve some privacy with my boyfriend

Duke: Man it's so weird hearing you refer to Jon as boyfriend

Stephanie: Personally I don't understand why anyone is surprised here, they've been acting like an old married couple since they were like 13

Cass: That is true

Tim: Exactly! It's not news it's literally just stating a fact at this point, an observation

Bruce:

Bruce: Son... I'm happy for the two of you truly but I also want you to be aware of some for the cautions that could come with dating someone like Jon—

Damian: Please father I do not want to have this conversation right now—

Jason: Yeah Bruce let the kid be happy, let him be normal and have a boyfriend without you going all paranoid...

Jason: but you do kind of have a point—

All in all it goes pretty well honestly, that is until Damian fines a contingency plan against Jon and decide to confront his dad about it.

As for Jon I imagine him casually forgetting to tell his parents until he randomly remembers on a random Thursday afternoon. That or he forgets to mention it and when Damian comes over he casually leans down to peck him on the lips right in front of his parents. And then when Damian leaves that's when they decide to bring it up

Lois:

Lois: So you and Damian uh? Honestly I can't say I'm too surprised

Jon, confused for a moment: ...

Jon: Oh yeah! I completely forgot to mention that me and Damian are dating now!

Clark, processing the news cus for whatever reason he didn't pick up the signs:

Clark: That’s great Jon I'm really happy for the both of...

Clark, slowly coming to the realization that Damian is indeed Bruce's son which means that if the two get married... Him and Bruce are gonna be in-laws: Really really happy for you... now if you'll excuse me I got to go make a really quick call

Lois:

Lois: I hope you know this means that that you're not allowed to have the door closed when Damian is over anymore.

Lois: And no more sleep overs for a good while

Jon:

Jon, quietly: ... Damn...

Or I offer you an alternative where they don't tell anybody simply just to have the privacy of being alone to do whatever they please lol

[kaveat]

Can we have some more bilingual Damian Wayne moments please?

They did it a little in older comics with him speaking in his own language as well as Cantonese in one comic panel I can remember. Besides those two and English I don’t know what other languages he speaks, but at minimum it’s three, though I feel like the league would’ve probably trained him in more.

Still I haven’t seen it as often and it makes me sad, because as a bilingual person with many bilingual friends the fuck ups are usually hilarious.

Like with Damian especially I feel like he would overcorrect cause the English language has so many exceptions to it’s very loosely defined gramma rules and he’s such a perfectionist that he would stick to that shit even after finding out it’s wrong, I also think it would drive him a little bit insane cause it’s technically right, but it also isn’t (not speaking from experience at all).

Also while we’re at it let’s just throw the rest of the Batfam in there cause I’m pretty sure they all speak at least one other language. I want a comic panel like the scene in Umbrella Academy where Diego and Ben start arguing in Spanish and Korean respectively except it’s eight kids all screaming (or signing) at each other in several languages some of which aren’t even human.

[majosullivan]

I wish I had the ability to grab Annabel by the shoulders through the screen and yell at her to just tell Lenore that Montresor was originally planning to kill her and she threw out Duke’s name in order to protect her. Like from a character perspective, I completely get why she would think that wouldn’t be important to mention considering how she views everyone else at Nevermore, but boy, even though it wouldn’t have fixed everything right there, that is very important information about the situation Lenore should know about

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+Bonus!

[punkeropercyjackson]

A piece of media:This character is punk so they listen to punk rock music.They're totally punk rock.The punkest rocker ever

Normies who got all their info on punk culture from amvs and sexist 2000s movies/shows:They listen to pop punk!!Real punk shit like Avril and Fall Out Boy!What's a black person?

[chososhoeso2]

I read a lot of romance manhwa/webtoons and as I've been playing lads I've been thinking about what male leads our dear LIs remind me of. I spent way too much thought and time into this and obviously these are just my own personal takes. Also there's some mild spoilers ahead. Without further ado, here are the characters I think are most similar to our boys:

Xavier

My pookie is 100% Noah from I am the Villain. I mean he's a prince working as a knight and he's head over heels for the woman he's a knight for. Also he gets pretty jealous/possessive and he literally looks like Xavier. A secondary (not nearly as perfect of a fit as Noah) option that may seem a bit of an odd choice at first is Lucas from Who Made Me a Princess. He's extremely powerful but also extremely lazy and is always recharging, enjoys playing games and joking with fl but is broody or aloof with others, teleports himself and fl to literally anywhere, he's older than he looks, and gets a bit jealous.

(I've already made another post about how Xavier is Prince Endymion and Lumiere is just Tuxedo Mask, but obviously that's like an S-tier comparison)

Rafayel

The community as a whole has decided that Raf is Jinshi from Apothecary Diaries and Tamaki Suoh from OHSHC. However, I would like to add my own selection to the ring: Prince Cesio from I wasn't the Cinderella. He's got godly powers, is a talented artist, has secrets galore, and is excellent at acting (sometimes bashful, sometimes manipulative, sometimes coy).

Sylus

Here we've got the classic "fl runs to the scary duke for help and the duke is actually a total softy for fl" trope. Since it's such a common trope, I've got some options to choose from, but I would like to present Duke Noah Wynknight from Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, mostly for the personality and the dynamic between him and Raeliana being similar to mc and Sy. But ALSO outside of that specific genre, we've got crimelord Sylus himself in Gabriel Angelini from Mafia Nanny.

(Honorable mentions: Duke Dante Heigenberg from To Whom it No Longer Concerns - he's got the added "she doesn't remember me" aspect and also "I fully support my wife's shenanigans")

Caleb

I'm going to have to ask you to hear me out on these because these are some very different choices. We've got Richard from In the Doghouse... iykyk. But also Crush from Cherry Crush - childhood friends turned lovers, but also so much trauma and the poor boy was turned into a cold weapon whose only source of warmth and joy is the one he loves, can't outrun the bad stuff, would be happy to just live the domestic life, has secrets that he slowly unveils, breaks trust but is willing to do whatever it takes to mend things (yes it's bl and also it's a drama not a romance but like he's LITERALLY Caleb).

(Honorable mentions: Emperor Heinrey from The Remarried Empress - puppy dog eyes for days, possessive, doing things behind fl's back, particularly doing shady things as a high ranking official. Also a little bit of Caelus from For My Derelict Favorite? I don't remember much of the story but I do remember that Caelus lost part of himself and fl had to help build him up again and give him a reason to live - it reminds me a bit of post explosion/post HW Caleb so that's the only reason why I'm bringing him up)

Zayne

This one was the hardest for me because I'm least familiar with Zayne. So forgive me if I'm off with these. I've got Prince Alfonso from I'm the Queen in this Life - him and fl met when they were younger, he's the poster child of literal perfection and exactly who you'd bring home to meet the parents, but he's forbidden from being with fl. Also Oh Hyeondo from Selfish Romance, because he's been a career focused guy who's been hurt in the past and slowly falls in love with fl as he helps her pick up the pieces after she experiences heartbreak from someone that he's at some point known/been friends with - slow burn. Also lots of sweets involved.

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While I've read a lot, my TBR list is still longer than the list of what I've finished. So I'm sure that there are some better choices out there for some of the guys. Also there's some manhwa/webtoons I've listed where I haven't finished them or I'm not caught up with the most recent chapters/episodes. I have read enough of them though to feel good about my comparisons.

Also this wasn't necessarily intended to be a "hey if you like this LI, then I recommend this story" kind of list, but I genuinely really like all the ones I've listed. So while I'm not directly recommending them (esp. In the Doghouse, I am not going to be responsible for that), they are worth reading and I also have no friends who read these so like hmu and we can chat about themmmm 🥹👉👈

[pennylaneee247]

DC x Kane Chronicles

(Based on this Poll I made)

Duke Thomas trying to hide the fact that he is being possessed by a cannibalistic goddess

Duke: Heyyyy Damian... why are you here... in the daytime?

Damian: Thomas, why are you purchasing many bottles of wine?

Duke who knows he can trick Sekhmet into thinking he's drinking blood by drinking red wine:... I hate myself thats why.

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Duke sitting on a rooftop, clearly drinking blood: What? The Joker:... Ur funny, I like you. Duke: oh joy.... ____________________________________________________

The Riddler: Did... Did you just summon a lion??

Duke:...No. You're crazy to think such things. this is why you belong in Arkham, Loser Riddler: :(

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Just Duke hiding some very new cannibalistic tendencies

[formerheroeswhoquittoolate]

headcanon that jason reads to cass. well, it started as him reading to cass -- she got to work on her literacy, and he got to share his favorite books with someone -- but it kind of isn't just cass anymore.

tim was the first to join them. he'd sit at the end of the couch and listen. jason's got a good voice for reading, very calm and measured, and having that sort of steady, relaxed sound in the background made tim feel comfortable enough to fall asleep to the sound of his brother reading.

damian, oddly enough, was next. he walked into the library one day, fully prepared to dye tim's hair purple or something while he was asleep, but he came across jason reading aloud and short-circuted a bit. he didn't get read to growing up in the league of assassins, so the concept was pretty foreign to him. but he kind of liked it. so he sat down in one of the chairs and listened.

dick's Sibling Bonding Radar just went off one afternoon and led him to the couch in the library. tim was already asleep and damian was settled into the armchair, entranced, so it was cass that made eye contact with him and put a finger to her lips, telling him not to interrupt. not that dick was going to -- he was already stretching out on the floor, careful to be absolutely silent so as not to disturb the peace.

steph, kate, duke, and barbara don't live at the manor, but every time they're in the house during this self-imposed quiet time, they'll find a spot on the couch or the floor to listen. in the kind of life they have (the one where you dress in kevlar and spandex and go out at night to punch people) (or during the day to punch people) (or you run an enormous computer to help the people in the kevlar and spandex... okay you get it) it's nice to have some quiet time with their family.

[superbat-lmao]

That one WFA panel where all the batkids are sleeping in the living room and Bruce is like, “A house full of bedrooms…” (implied: and this is where they choose to sleep?)

It’s similar to this new generation of parents who were bedroom kids raising living room kids. Like, we have a ton of people who have spent their lives avoiding their parents/family members and common spaces in the house only to raise children that feel so safe in those spaces that their parents are honestly confused. They don’t realize how safe of a person they are for their kids and how that is the point of being in common spaces. Or that their kids could honestly want to be around them and not hiding in their rooms.

Bruce is literally a bedroom kid raising living room kids. He spent time in his room as a kid because the manor felt too big, too empty. It reminded him he was alone. But his kids seek out the common areas because it’s the only place that’s big enough for all of them. Could you imagine trying to fit all the batkids into a single bedroom, even if they’re enormous? People will still end up on the floor. But the sitting room has enough couches, chairs, and floor pillows for everyone.

Bruce thinks there’s something wrong with his kids rooms, that when they come to stay at the manor they barely use them. It takes a while for him to realize that if his kids wanted to be alone or needed space, they wouldn’t drop by the manor. He doesn’t need to keep offering to redecorate their rooms or remodel the family wing of the manor. He just needs to sit on the couch with them and enjoy it.

[jaynetodd]

batfam meeting minutes: the one where jayne tries to explain herself

sits backward on chair in the middle of the batcave, spinning slightly and munching on a bag of chips that definitely came from Alfred's "emergency snack" cabinet

Damian: Todd, explain your presence immediately. You're getting crumbs everywhere.

Dick: I think what Damian means is, we're all a little curious about your... situation.

Bruce: brooding silence

Me, with my mouth full: My what now?

Tim, not looking up from his laptop: Your existence. How you're... you know... Jayne instead of Jason. The whole revival thing.

Jason, leaning against a wall with arms crossed: Yeah, I'd like to know that too, considering I'm standing right here. This some kind of multiverse bullshit?

dramatically throws hands up, sending chips flying everywhere

Oh THAT! Yeah, I have absolutely no idea. One minute I was, you know, SUPER dead. Like, crowbar-to-the-face, explosion, the whole shebang. Next thing I know I'm waking up in a Lazarus Pit, except I've got... gestures vaguely at entire body all THIS going on.

And then some League of Assassins guy goes "Welcome back to the land of the living, Jayne Todd" and I was like "Sure, whatever" because arguing seemed like a lot of work when my brain was still basically green pit soup.

So now I'm Jayne! Ta-da!

jazz hands

Bruce: deeper brooding silence

Barbara, wheeling in with coffee: So you just... accepted it?

Alfred, appearing with a tray of sandwiches: I believe what Master Bruce is failing to articulate is concern about having two versions of the same person in one timeline.

Duke, grabbing a sandwich: I'm still new here, but even I know this isn't the weirdest thing to happen to this family.

I mean, I was busy having a Lazarus Pit rage episode and planning my dramatic revenge return to Gotham. The gender thing seemed like a minor detail at the time. Plus, turns out having a completely different body is actually super convenient when you're trying to hide from your former mentor who thinks you're still six feet under.

Steph, appearing suddenly: That's the most on-brand thing I've ever heard.

Cass: nods approvingly

Harper, fiddling with some tech: So we've got two Todds now? Double the attitude, double the fun.

Kate, checking her weapons: As long as you both remember who the superior redhead in this family is.

Jason: There can't be two of me. This doesn't make any sense.

shrugs and steals Tim's coffee

Look, I don't ask questions about my weird resurrection situation, and in return, the universe doesn't send me back to being dead. Seems like a fair trade. Now who wants to help me test out the new grappling hooks I "borrowed" from the GCPD evidence locker?

Jason: makes eye contact with me ...I'll bring the ammo.

[nunafilms]

What did the Doctor say about his leg? Can it be healed? The doctor said he might have to use crutches for the rest of his life.

✩ The Double ─ Episode 33 (墨雨云间)

[arthur-barma]

rufus barma

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Random Thoughts

I keep thinking about Season 3, Episode 2: “The Stuff of Heroes” of X-Men: Evolution, where Rogue saw her face on the news and is dismayed that she “looks fat.”

And, well…

I’m not sure if the writers forgot that her overall body shape looks like this…

Or this is the particular part they are referencing that makes her “fat.”

‘She has the biggest breasts of all the girls’ is what was written, btw.

In that same episode, before she made that comment, we already see some characters searching through the Brotherhood’s things and eyeing the size Fred/The Blob’s clothing, but apparently that wasn’t enough of a joke?

Anyway, maybe they had her say that to reinforce her low self-esteem, but c’mon. I love this show, yet while the amount of times they make fat jokes is not that much, it still seems to come out of nowhere with some of them 😅

Whelp, regardless of how truly bigger she is or not than the other female characters, Scott scooping her up onto his shoulder like she weighed almost nothing is always a treat to remember and see. 🥰🥰🥰

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Episode 19: The Gifted Secret Weapon